Myles Collins: Intermediate Sheet Music

This is a transcription of Nelson Riddle's lovely chart written for Ella Fitzgerald's Johnny Mercer Songbook album. It is taken at a relaxed 80 bpm and is a perfect vehicle for showcasing the bluesy s...

Transcribed from a live performance and adapted to suit a full 5444 band line-up, this Bobby Darin chart swings from top to toe. It opens with only vocal, bass & drums and the full band only enters mi...

This chart has been transcribed from Nat King Cole's 1964 album'Let's Face the Music' on the Capitol label. The original arrangement was penned by Billy May. This chart is an out-and-out vocal feature...

This old tune was made semi-famous by Billie Holiday with the Teddy Wilson Orchestra back in 1935. Our new arrangement of Twent Four Hours a Day is written as a bouncy, up-tempo vocal with a 1930's fe...

This cool, relaxed chart has been transcribed from Julie London's 1960 album 'Around Midnight' (Liberty LST 7164) with the Dick Reynolds Orchestra. Many singers (such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra...

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out is a transcription from Sam Cooke's great RCA Victor 1961 album 'My Kind of Blues'. Sammy Lowe wrote the original arrangement and conducted the studio orchest...

Forty Cups Of Coffee was written by Danny Overbea and recorded by Ella Mae Morse on Capitol F2539. Dave Cavenaugh wrote the arrangement and provided the studio orchestra. We have augmented our transcr...

More 'Bluesey' than the Miller version, this arrangement from the Gene Krupa orchestra makes a refreshing addition to any library. The chart features some lovely Guitar and Alto solo cameos and a solo...

A landmark chart from the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Goodman used many of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements for his band, but in the case of Chrisopher Columbus he played his own version, probably becau...

Nightmare was Artie Shaw's theme song and is an out and out Clarinet feature. We have transcribed Shaw's solo completely, but please be aware that it is very tricky to play. We have also supplied an a...

Summit Ridge Drive was one of Artie Shaw's hits with his Gramercy Five outfit, comprising Clarinet, Trumpet and Rhythm section. We have taken the original 6 piece arrangement and expanded it up to ful...

In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening is another fine song from the pens of Mercer & Carmichael, and this version is a full transcription of the Dean Martin version. The only change we have made is n...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of Brazil, from her 1957 album 'Green Eyes', as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra, and it is an out and out up tempo latin vocal feature. Opening wi...

Here is the Helen O'Connell version of the Johnny Mercer classic 'Come Rain or Come Shine'. This is her original chart, and to the best of our knowledge was never commercially recorded by her. It is a...

This is a great Dean Martin number, transcribed from the original recording and augmented up to full big band voicings. The original band was 3 Saxes (C/A, A, T), Trumpet, Trombone and Rhythm, and we...

The Andrews Sisters had enormous success with Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, and this chart has the same infectious eight beat boogie woogie feel. We have scored the vocals for SSA female trio, and have als...

A lovely, late-night, torch-singer style of arrangement, with the band unobtrusively backing the vocalist throughout. A two bar intro to help the vocalist to pitch the first note, and then it's ballad...

This song was written by Cole Porter for the musical Kiss Me Kate. Our arrangement is similar to that performed by the great Julie London. This chart moves along nicely, with a mix of two and four bea...

This is the genuine Helen O'Connell version from her 'Green Eyes' album. This chart is not a transcription and has been recreated from the original manuscipts, although we have shortened the ending by...

Cherokee was the first big hit for Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra, though when Billy May arrived for the 1939 recording session and handed out the parts nobody seemed that impressed with it! This is...

A gentle, somewhat quirky chart from the Glenn Miller band of 1941 written by Jerry Gray as a two Trumpet feature. This tune grows on you, has an easy tempo and is really smooth. The 'hook' is is in t...

Goodbye was Benny Goodman's closing theme. A slow, hauntingly beautiful composition from Gordon Jenkins, rich in musical colour and tonality and a fine testament to Benny. We have faithfully reproduce...

A rare chart from the Artie Shaw band, Jungle Drums is a medium tempo Clarinet & Tenor Sax feature, and is a throuroughly melodic interpretation of Ernesto Lecuona's original Beguine. Provided that yo...